WO1997030672A1 - Method for manufacturing angled tape tabs for use with disposable absorbent articles - Google Patents

Method for manufacturing angled tape tabs for use with disposable absorbent articles Download PDF

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WO1997030672A1
WO1997030672A1 PCT/US1997/002724 US9702724W WO9730672A1 WO 1997030672 A1 WO1997030672 A1 WO 1997030672A1 US 9702724 W US9702724 W US 9702724W WO 9730672 A1 WO9730672 A1 WO 9730672A1
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substrate
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angled
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Suzanne Marie Thomas
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The Procter & Gamble Company
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Priority to BR9707665A priority Critical patent/BR9707665A/pt
Priority to CA002247081A priority patent/CA2247081C/en
Priority to AU20536/97A priority patent/AU2053697A/en
Priority to JP9530338A priority patent/JPH11504252A/ja
Priority to DE69706836T priority patent/DE69706836T2/de
Priority to AT97908691T priority patent/ATE205696T1/de
Priority to EP97908691A priority patent/EP0886510B1/en
Publication of WO1997030672A1 publication Critical patent/WO1997030672A1/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/15577—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing
    • A61F13/15756—Applying tabs, strips, tapes, loops; Knotting the ends of pads
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/56—Supporting or fastening means
    • A61F13/58—Adhesive tab fastener elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/56—Supporting or fastening means
    • A61F2013/5683—Disposition or arrangement
    • A61F2013/5688—Disposition or arrangement inclined at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
    • Y10T156/1052—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with cutting, punching, tearing or severing
    • Y10T156/1062—Prior to assembly
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
    • Y10T156/1052—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with cutting, punching, tearing or severing
    • Y10T156/1062—Prior to assembly
    • Y10T156/1075—Prior to assembly of plural laminae from single stock and assembling to each other or to additional lamina
PCT/US1997/002724 1996-02-22 1997-02-21 Method for manufacturing angled tape tabs for use with disposable absorbent articles WO1997030672A1 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BR9707665A BR9707665A (pt) 1996-02-22 1997-02-21 Processo para manufaturar abas fita anguladas para usar com artigos absorventes descartáveis
CA002247081A CA2247081C (en) 1996-02-22 1997-02-21 Method for manufacturing angled tape tabs for use with disposable absorbent articles
AU20536/97A AU2053697A (en) 1996-02-22 1997-02-21 Method for manufacturing angled tape tabs for use with disposable absorbent articles
JP9530338A JPH11504252A (ja) 1996-02-22 1997-02-21 使い捨て吸収物品に用いる傾斜テープタブの製造方法
DE69706836T DE69706836T2 (de) 1996-02-22 1997-02-21 Verfahren zur herstellung von streifenförmigen erzeugnissen für verschlüsse eines absorbierenden einmalartikels
AT97908691T ATE205696T1 (de) 1996-02-22 1997-02-21 Verfahren zur herstellung von streifenförmigen erzeugnissen für verschlüsse eines absorbierenden einmalartikels
EP97908691A EP0886510B1 (en) 1996-02-22 1997-02-21 Method for manufacturing angled tape tabs for use with disposable absorbent articles

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US08/605,413 US5603794A (en) 1996-02-22 1996-02-22 Method for manufacturing angled tape tabs for use with disposable absorbent articles
US08/605,413 1996-02-22

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EP (1) EP0886510B1 (ko)
JP (1) JPH11504252A (ko)
KR (1) KR19990082677A (ko)
CN (1) CN1148157C (ko)
AT (1) ATE205696T1 (ko)
AU (1) AU2053697A (ko)
BR (1) BR9707665A (ko)
CA (1) CA2247081C (ko)
DE (1) DE69706836T2 (ko)
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BR9707665A (pt) 1999-04-13
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AU2053697A (en) 1997-09-10
CN1211913A (zh) 1999-03-24
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